* Attention All Blondes *

[Tropical Image]

Hey guys....

Ok, i recently got major whitish blonde and honeyish blonde highlights... I'm scared they are going to get brassy and yellowy as time goes on...

What do you guys do to keep the blonde BLONDE?

[Greta]

a hairdresser *giggle* I wish I knew, I'm looking forward to the answers on this as well.

[meltdbutta]

There is a product line by John Frieda that was formulated to help keep blondes from turning brassy...
Its called Sheer Blonde....
Shampoos, Conditioners and some styling products as well...
Check them out...
www.johnfrieda.com

melty

[Anya1976]

my hair actually doesn't turn brassy, at times it does get lighter from the beds lol but i've never had a problem with my hair lookin weird

[Laurel]

I also am a blonde and have blonde highlights and find that mine only keeps getting lighter and not brassy like it as a tendancy to do.

[blondie]

My hair never gets brassy. Just lighter from the beds. sorry I couldn't be of some help.

[Tropical Image]

Geez... lol... well thanks n e ways guys!

im going to look into the john frieda sheer blonde products, thanks melty

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[lilmountaingrrl]

So tanning beds do lighten hair? I've got blond streaks in my hair... so much that now im blond with a few brown streaks... lol. I swore that my hair was getting lighter, but i thought maybe i was just going crazy. Now i know im not crazy

[MoraBella30]

try the chamomile color shampoo and conditioner by Aveda they are great Also Ive used color enhansing shampoo & conditioner by nick chavez these come in like 8 colors depending on your color need they help in brassiness in blondes . I don use it anymore because i get low lites instead of the blonder hi lights but my mom uses it 1-2 times a week and it keeps her hair looking fresh you can read about the nick chavez at qvc . com

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[RayP]

Condition!!! also try a 2 in 1 product made specially for color treated hair, this maintains the color and also keeps hair from getting straw- like

[Anya1976]

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On 2003-05-16 19:04, lilmountaingrrl wrote:
So tanning beds do lighten hair? I've got blond streaks in my hair... so much that now im blond with a few brown streaks... lol. I swore that my hair was getting lighter, but i thought maybe i was just going crazy. Now i know im not crazy

no u aren't crazy lol my hair totally gets lighter. i just bought some of the sheer blonde life preserver and i got a couple hair masks to try to keep my hair nice and soft. I've been using dove's shampoo and conditioner and omg my hair has been soooooooooo soft even when i put stuff in it to straighten it.

[lilmountaingrrl]

I will have to try that sheer blond line of products. I dont want my hair totally fried, and so many people recommend the stuff. Would putting a leave-in conditioner in before tanning work as a heat treatment under the tanning lights? It does get pretty hot under those bulbs sometimes.....

[Anya1976]

the life preserver is a heat acivated conditioning treatment

[lilmountaingrrl]

that would be so cool to do a conditioning treatment and tan at the same time.... talk about being good at multi-tasking!

[colorgod]

Blonde hair does lighten in the sun or tanning bed. However, if you have light blonde (platinum) then the sun or tannning bed will "yellow" it! You will need to get a quality professional product meant for platinum blondes.

I do like the Sheer Blondes if I'm a medium blonde. However, I didn't find it all that effective for my platinum highlights.

[lilmountaingrrl]

So what are you suppossed to do if you have med. blonde hair with plat. hilites? (not that i do, but just curious!)

[Anya1976]

cover your hair... get a tannie cap that blocks uv light from messing with your hair

[colorgod]

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On 2003-05-17 20:48, lilmountaingrrl wrote:
So what are you suppossed to do if you have med. blonde hair with plat. hilites? (not that i do, but just curious!)


Use a product for Platinum blondes. It is formulated to take the ugly "yellow" color out that darkens the platinum. It will not hurt the other blonde.

[Anya1976]

just wanted to bump this up

[meltdbutta]

I remember seeing Sheer Blonde products that says 'For Platinum Blondes'

There are a couple of their shampoos...

[luvyatan]

I have platinum chunks in my hair. I use Matrix essentials so silver to tone down the brassy tones. Also, my hairdresser told me I could rub accelerator through my hair when I tan to get rid of the brass, it works!!

[Anya1976]

cool luv thanks for the info

[colorgod]

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On 2003-05-18 17:20, meltdbutta wrote:
I remember seeing Sheer Blonde products that says 'For Platinum Blondes'

There are a couple of their shampoos...


Yes, Melty, there are several versions. However, this is not a professional product and is not sold in salons. Only salon products truly work on platinum blondes since it is such a light shade and prone to becoming dull.

[GratefulTan]

Annie, my hairdresser told me to make the heat from the beds work for ya and put on a deep conditioner when you're tanning. The heat penetrates the product to get a great conditioning treatment!
Don't know about the blonde stuff. My brown hair likes to lighten in the beds.

[LavenderFleur]

I didn't read all the posts, so I don't know if anyone suggested it or not. BUT there are blue and purple shampoos that will tone down any brassiness. Gray and white haired people use them to keep the yellow out. Works really well. When I have blonde hair I use one of those (can't think of a brand right now) about once a week.

[n.c.barbie]

Lav the shampoo you are talking about is shimmering lites

[Kristygal]

I use Sheer Blonde and I think it does help. I have never had a problem with my hair fading while tanning, actually I think it's like being in natural sunlight and bleaches my hair out more.

[southernbelle]

use toner (the purple stuff) every week or so.

[LucyStrikes]

I get my hair highlighted with bleach and foil (zig zag thing) where its all over but very natural, when you get your hair highlighted, in most cases it is done with bleach, and bleached hair cannot get darker unless colored.

[sunnysonia]

what does a tannie cap look like and is it available on-line, as I keep getting foils done for different colours and it just keeps getting lighter with the sunbed

[California Tan]

I use specialy formulated blonde shampoo

[BabyJem]

I have blonde hair as well with highlights.....use shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair and if that doesnt help then go back to the stylist that did it and have them put toner on it....most places wont charge you as long as you call them and explain you situation. Hope that helps you a little